‘Can you afford not to make in India?’

We have everything it takes to go big

Mu Sigma is a decision sciences and analytics firm that helps companies harness big data. Dhiraj Rajaram calls it a Made in India company. “The question is not whether you can make in India, but whether you can afford not to,” he says. “We live in an era where every machine can have an IP address. Manufacturing is meeting the Internet of Things, where cheap sensors can monitor shop floors, machines, the manufacturing process and entire supply chain. The huge streams of data from these machines can be used to generate both offline and real-time decision support to improve efficiency, yields and safety in the manufacturing environment. The Make in India programme is the right jolt needed to change the perception that India is a submissive nation. India has talent. Our best asset is our people, who have the strong English, engineering, maths and other skills needed for the knowledge industry. We also have a growing domestic demand for goods in the consumer and enterprise markets. The government’s development agenda drives the demand for manufacturing in infrastructure and defence. It just makes sense for us to make more things here.”